"I was reading the dictionary. I thought
it was a poem about everything."
                     --Steven Wright

Appropriate Preposition:

  • Alarmed at ( আতঙ্কিত ) We were alarmed at he news.
  • Live for ( বেঁচে থাকা ) He lives for fame.
  • Hard of ( কম শোনা ) He is hard of hearing.
  • Favour with ( অনুগত করা ) Would you favour me with an early reply?
  • Guilty of ( দোষী ) He is guilty of murder.
  • Tide over ( অতিক্রম করা ) He will soon tide over the difficulty.

Idioms:

  • By hook or by crook ( যে কোন উপায়ে ) You must do this work by hook or by crook.
  • A bed of roses ( সুখ-স্বাচ্ছন্দ্যপূর্ণ জীবন ) Many people think that life is a bed of roses
  • In lieu of ( পরিবর্তে ) Give me this pen in lieu of that.
  • Hold water ( ধোপে টেকা ; কার্যকরি হওয়া ) This policy will not hold water in this situation.
  • Through thick and thin ( বাধা বিপত্তির মধ্য দিয়ে ) Reveka followed her husband through thick and thin.
  • End in smoke ( ব্যর্থ হওয়া ) All his plans ended in smoke.